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			<h1>RANK Function</h1>
			<p>The <b>RANK</b> function is one of the <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#statistical" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">statistical functions</a>. It is used to return the rank of a number in a list of numbers. The rank of a number is its size relative to other values in a list (if you were to sort the list, the rank of the number would be its position).</p>
			<h3>Syntax</h3> 
			<p><b><em>RANK(number, ref, [order])</em></b></p> 
			<p>The <b>RANK</b> function has the following arguments:</p> 
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                    <td><b><em>number</em></b></td>
                    <td>The value you want to find the rank for.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>ref</em></b></td>
                    <td>The selected range of cells containing the specified <b><em>number</em></b>.</td>
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                    <td><b><em>order</em></b></td>
                    <td>The numeric value that specifyes how to order the <b><em>ref</em></b> array. It is an optional argument. If it is 0 or omitted, the function ranks <b><em>number</em></b> as if <b><em>ref</em></b> were a list sorted in descending order. Any other numeric value is treated as the value 1 and the function ranks <b><em>number</em></b> as if <b><em>ref</em></b> were a list sorted in ascending order.</td>
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			<h3>Notes</h3>
			<p><a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>RANK</b> function.</p>
			
			<h3>Examples</h3>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>RANK</b> function.</p>
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